Ridge-roll finial



Sept. 29, .1925. l, 1,555,582

ca -c. JoRDA-N- RIDGEROLL FINIAL Filed Aug. 19. 1924 2 sneetssheet 1 G. C. JORDAN y RIDGE'ROLL FINIAL Filed Aug. 19. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 29, 1925'.

H5N1'FEDf A 'lf-EAS PATENT @rF-FLCE.

GEORGES. JORDAN, 0F EAU CLAIRE,.WISCONSIN.

RIDGE-ROLL EINJIAL.

Applicationled August 19, 1924. SeriaLNo; 733,023.

Roll Finials, of whichthe following is a.

specilication.

Heretofore ridge roll. inialshave been co n structed inone piece and substantially rigid throughoutthatt-is, in so faltas-that portionl of the finialwhich engagesV with the ridge roll is` concerned. Such construction of ridge, roll `f'inial prohibitsl nesting Vof iinials which obviously` prevents transportation of such articles lin large quantities',

The present invention .has for its purpose to provide, in a ridge roll iinial, a ,construe tionV thereof which will `permit such devices to be packed and transported in` large quan.-

tities, thereby permittingeach package oncontainer of ridge -roll finials to ,i contain practically `overtwice as many articles-than may be transported in Apackages `or containers of larger sizewhere the articles' are :not capable ofbeing nested.

Anotheripurpose-isto provide a 4ridge roll inial which 4may be constructed inone lpiece by means i of a stamping process kor by ,means 'of a drop forge method, the parts of'the inial being so constructed vas to permit large numbersvto-be nested for transportation.y

Furthermore, in constructing the ridge roll finial in one piece, it is possible to` bend the; opposing ,parts .or f sections :of vthe finial toward each otherin .order Atoposition the partsofthe base of *the :iinial in order to engage with-the base. of the-ridge rolland conform thereto.V

Still another purpose is the Aprovision of la nial wherein the opposed parts of the ball or globular member are connected integrally by a portion of the sheet metal of which the iinial is constructed so that, when the user or consumer desires to use such a device, the opposedfparts of the` inial aref bent: towardeach other until the marginal portionsof'the semi-spherical sections ofthe ball or globular member partly telescope in order to hold theV opposed sections of the iinial in register inorder to insure `rigidity and to properly engage the ridge roll. Alfter the two sections of the ball or globu lar member so engage and the base of the iinial 1sshaped, the various parts may be soldered, brazed or otherwise securely connected to hold the inial on the ridge roll.

It is to be understood that the Aparticulars herein given are in no Way limitative andthat, while still keepingwithin the scope of e the invention, anyI desired modifications of'4 detail andwdesired proportionsmay lbe made in the apparatus according to the circum stances.

The invention comprises further features and Acombinations of Aparts to be hereinafter set: forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the :drawings:

Figure lis a viewzin Aperspective of'a Aportion lof `a ridge roll, showing the improved' finial applied thereto in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2'is a longitudinal sectionalview Figure 3=is a transversesectional view on.y

line -554-3 of Figure 2. l

F gure'4 `is asectional view on line 4 4 of Figure l.

F'gure 5 is-a view in` perspective of severalnials opened up and nested together.

Figure 6His a perspective view withthe two f parts-of'thefridge rollf "linial partly sepl `aratedI andshowing-wherethe upper portions of the ridge roll? part of the iinial are free and unattached relative to the semispherical sections of the ball or globular member.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the ridge roll and 2 denotes the ridge roll inial which is constructed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprises the opposed parts 3 which are integrally united by means of a piece of metal, as at 4. In fact, the metal 4 integrally connects the two semi-spherical sections of the ball or globular member 5 of the inial. The Vmarginal portions of these two semi-spherical sections llO telescope, as at 6, to hold the two sections rigid, especially until the two sections are soldered or otherwise connected.

Projecting from and integrally connected to the semi-spherical sections of the ball or globular member are the tinial ridge rollportions 7 which are arcuate in cross section and their lower portions merge into the bases 8. The bases 8 engage with the base of the ridge roll proper. The bases 8 have at their lower portions bent parts 9 with intermediate shoulders 10 which also conform to the base ofthe ridge roll proper. The bases 8 diverge downwardly and the ends of said bases nearest the semi-spherical sections of the ball or globular member have flanges ll which overlie the end of the ridge roll and are soldered or otherwise secured thereto in order to insure holding the inial in position.

The ends of the upper parts of the ridge roll portions 7 of the inial, that is, adjacent the semi-spherical sections of the ball or globular member, are free and unattached for a substantial distance which not only permits the two semi-spherical sections to partly telescope sufliciently to construct the ball or globular member but also render it possible to contract or pull apart or expand the girth of the ridge roll of the 'iinial, so that it may fit ridge rolls of different sizes. The upper parts of the ridge roll portions 7 overlap in order to permit the ridge roll of the inial to be expanded or contracted so that it may accommodate itself to ridge rolls of different sizes. After the inial is placed in position, the overlapped parts of the ridge roll portions 7 may be soldered or otherwise secured together. While it may be advisable in some instances and in most instances to solder or otherwise secure the parts of the inial together when in position, it is deemed suiiicient to rely on the ridge roll to hold the parts of the finial in place after it has been applied to the ridge roll.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a ridge roll iinial comprising opposed sections, each consisting of a semi-spherical part, a ridge roll portion and a base portion, the semispherical sections being integrally connected,

whereby the sections may be bent toward each other and caused to partly telescope to construct a globular member or ball, said ridge roll portions having upper overlapping parts, whereby the linial may adapt itself to ridge rolls of different sizes.

2. As an article of manufacture, a ridge roll inial comprising opposed semi-ridge roll portions with semi-globular sections at their corresponding ends, the upper. parts of the semi-ridge roll portions adjacent the semi-globular sections being 'free and unattached, whereby the semi-ridge roll portions may be contracted or expanded to accommodate ridge rolls of different sizes.

3. As an article of manufacture, a ridge roll iinial comprising opposed semi-ridge roll portions with semi-globular sections at their corresponding ends, the upper parts of the semi-ridge roll portions adjacentthe semi-globular sections being free and unattached, whereby the semi-ridge roll portions may be contracted or expanded to accommodate ridge rolls of different sizes, the semi-ridge roll portions having base parts which engage with the base vof the roof ridge roll, and means connecting the semi-globular sections, whereby the inial may be constructed in an open condition to permit several of them to be nested.

4. A nestable ridge roll inial constructed from a single blank of sheet metal, comprising opposed semi-globular sections provided with ridge roll portions having base parts, and pliable means connecting the semiglobular sections, whereby the sections' of the nial may be positioned together to lit the ridge roll.

5. A nestable ridge roll inial constructed from a single blank of sheet metal, comprising opposed semi-globular sections provided with ridge roll portions having base parts, and pliable means connecting the semiglobular sections, whereby the sections of the linial may be positioned together to fit the ridge roll, said ridge roll portions of the inial being expansible and contractible to fit ridge rolls of different sizes.

. In testimony whereof he aliiXes his signature.

GEORGE C. JORDAN. 

